Tk 1,000 insurance policy for RMG workers proposed

Speakers at a programme in the city on Sunday proposed introducing an insurance policy for garment workers amounting to Tk1,000 a year under direct supervision of the government. A worker will pay Tk one a day, totaling Tk365 a year, the garment factory owner will provide the same amount and the government will give rest Tk270. The speakers made the proposal at a dialogue on policy framework for health insurance of garment workers.